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The United States has named only eight honorary citizens in its entire history. The list includes Churchill, Mother Teresa and Lafayette. And one man from Málaga: Bernardo de Gálvez, born in Macharaviaya in 1746.
As governor of Spanish Louisiana, Gálvez threw himself against the British during the American War of Independence: he took Baton Rouge, Mobile and, in 1781, Pensacola, stripping England of the Gulf coast and easing the pressure on Washington's troops.
Pensacola gave him his legendary scene: when the fleet hesitated to enter the bay under enemy fire, he sailed in first with his own ship. His motto, 'Yo solo' — 'I alone' — ended up on his coat of arms.
Galveston, Texas, bears his name. And since 2014, by act of Congress, he is officially a citizen of the United States. American independence also speaks with an Andalusian accent.